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NOVEMBER 2024

🌟 We’re honoured to share that MASK Awards 2024 has been featured in The Star, a prominent national newspaper in Kenya!

Read on https://maskcreate.org/mask-awards/The_Star_2-3_Nov_2024.pdf

The article highlights the transformative power of young creativity and how engaging in art from an early age fosters essential skills like visual thinking, creativity, and innovation.

🌍 This year’s winners exemplify the global talent MASK Awards seeks to celebrate.

With over 18,500 submissions and engaging more than 650,000 people worldwide through exhibitions at venues such as the Nairobi National Museum and the US Library of Congress, this year has seen participation from 56 countries. It’s a testament to how creativity transcends borders and brings people together.

✨ A heartfelt thank you to our participants, supporters, and partners, including The Star, Rivers Foundation, The Linbury Trust, and Google, for your unwavering belief in nurturing young minds through creativity.

AUGUST 2024

PRESS RELEASE

MASK CREATE HONORED WITH THE AWARD: ‘MOST VISIONARY LEARNING ORGANISATION 2024’ BY ACQUISITION INTERNATIONAL

London, August 2024 – Acquisition International (AI) Magazine has announced the winners of its Non-Profit Organisation Awards 2024. We are thrilled to share that MASK Create has been recognised with the ‘Most Visionary Learning Organisation. Innovation in Education Excellence Award 2024’.

This accolade celebrates MASK’s idea of placing creativity at the center of mainstream education and wider society to unlock the potential of younger generations and build a brighter future for all.

Art plays a crucial role in fostering creativity, therefore our philosophy is ‘Art shapes creativity, creativity shapes innovation, innovation shapes the world’.

Founded by Alla Tkachuk in Kenya in 2007, MASK has since reached 63 countries. It is now sharing its creativity education model through teachers’ reference books and manuals.

Explore MASK Create’s award page: https://www.acquisition-international.com/winners/mask-create/

We thank AI for this valued recognition and our supporters who have believed in our mission and vision, enabling us to achieve our goals. We extend our appreciation to our dedicated volunteers and the young people in Kenya whose stories of transformation inspire us to continue impacting lives and motivating future generations.

AI Magazine notes, "This year’s awardees have truly demonstrated their dedication to supporting a plethora of communities. All awards are given solely on merit and are awarded to commend those most deserving for their ingenuity and hard work." More information about the awards: https://www.acquisition-international.com/awards/non-profit-organisation-awards/

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